package feign;

import feign.querymap.FieldQueryMapEncoder;
import feign.querymap.BeanQueryMapEncoder;

import java.util.Map;

public interface QueryMapEncoder {

    /**
     * Encodes the given object into a query map.
     *
     * @param object the object to encode
     * @return the map represented by the object
     */
    Map<String, Object> encode(Object object);

    /**
     * @deprecated use {@link BeanQueryMapEncoder} instead. default encoder uses reflection to inspect
     * provided objects Fields to expand the objects values into a query string. If you
     * prefer that the query string be built using getter and setter methods, as defined
     * in the Java Beans API, please use the {@link BeanQueryMapEncoder}
     */
    class Default extends FieldQueryMapEncoder {
    }
}
